WHUT (Howard University Television)
30
30
Jan 11, 2013
01/13
by
WHUT
tv
eye 30
favorite 0
quote 0
have to run in general elections. generally they just have to win primaries. and the nominating process favors those most strident voices. and we saw it in the republican primary. one of the things that defeated romney he is had to move so far right to be the nominee, on immigration, on women's issues and so on that he essentially invalidated himself with large numbers of voters in order to be the nominee. >> rose: voters growing in importance. >> yes. and so you know, we see it playing out in the congress. where i think the readers of the republican party, in candid momentses would say we can't win a national election if we're tacking to the right on all these issues. but in order to maintain their leadership within the party, they have to be responsive to these strident voices. and i think it's a big problem for them. >> rose: is its president going to have an opportunity to be bold in the next four years? >> well -- >> or is he going to be tied down by fiscal issues in four years. >> well, i think that there are a
have to run in general elections. generally they just have to win primaries. and the nominating process favors those most strident voices. and we saw it in the republican primary. one of the things that defeated romney he is had to move so far right to be the nominee, on immigration, on women's issues and so on that he essentially invalidated himself with large numbers of voters in order to be the nominee. >> rose: voters growing in importance. >> yes. and so you know, we see it...
57
57
Jan 9, 2013
01/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 57
favorite 0
quote 0
public funding of congressional election. for a preview of how the basis works is, well, right now, politicians are incement vised to call billionaires asking for thousands of dollars. 23 you raise $5, you get a chunk of public money. if you opt in and raise $100 max, every dollar you raise get matched four or five to one depending on the proposal. that insent vises people building a grassroots base, not going into a little tiny room, a bright light, calling millionaires, but being back in the dribbing, talking to voters, cultivating donations. it would be game changing. completely change who politicians listen to as they stand up to the issues. biggest thing against us on the democratic and republican party is corporate money and corporate benefactors who expect special interest so we will fight that. >> host: does the growth of the agenda benefit the american public? least productive congress ever, talking about the partisanship and that is not led to productivity because as one congressman is quoted as saying, 112 fought a
public funding of congressional election. for a preview of how the basis works is, well, right now, politicians are incement vised to call billionaires asking for thousands of dollars. 23 you raise $5, you get a chunk of public money. if you opt in and raise $100 max, every dollar you raise get matched four or five to one depending on the proposal. that insent vises people building a grassroots base, not going into a little tiny room, a bright light, calling millionaires, but being back in the...
WHUT (Howard University Television)
52
52
Jan 10, 2013
01/13
by
WHUT
tv
eye 52
favorite 0
quote 0
they want an election in october from a regional elections in december. chÁvez has enormous compassion, generates sympathy among the venezuelan people. the government has the upper hand. as we just heard, henrique capriles is beginning to come out and make statements because i think people are getting ready for an election. i think the government probably has the edge, but that is the situation we are in. >> miguel tinker salas, you have questioned whether there is a constitutional crisis as much as the press reporting has made out, or whether this is really more a strategy of the opposition and external opponents of the chÁvez government. could you talk about that? >> sure. if this was any other country, we would not be having this conversation. those constitutions are very similar to the venezuelan constitution, which clearly states in article 231 a president cannot be inaugurated a for the national assembly on january 10, he or she can be sworn in and a subsequent time before the supreme court. the issue is that a constitutional crisis. although i th
they want an election in october from a regional elections in december. chÁvez has enormous compassion, generates sympathy among the venezuelan people. the government has the upper hand. as we just heard, henrique capriles is beginning to come out and make statements because i think people are getting ready for an election. i think the government probably has the edge, but that is the situation we are in. >> miguel tinker salas, you have questioned whether there is a constitutional...
133
133
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 0
the newly elected senator from the grace to the texas who is sort of out there even ahead of the other senator from texas, john corning, just running away with this nomination. >> he is a very effective guy. he beat the establishment candidate in texas. a tremendous campaigner and will be there for a long time in texas. i think you will basically earned his spurs by taking on this fight and and a lot of esteem. i have known chuck hegel well. he is a friend of mine. lou: ted crews just got into trouble. >> not with that. there are a lot of things to disagree with. i can tell you, deputy of the reagan ministration, which i was a big supporter of, he fought hard or vietnam vets. my sense, independent voice, strong. he will have to defend itself. i think he wins it, but i think he will get knocked around quite a bit, and i personally believe presidents should be able to appoint to they want. lou: and that is a time-honored tradition. is it another ploy chosen battle on the part of the republican party to go after these nominees? after all, they will be doing the bidden -- bidding. the buck
the newly elected senator from the grace to the texas who is sort of out there even ahead of the other senator from texas, john corning, just running away with this nomination. >> he is a very effective guy. he beat the establishment candidate in texas. a tremendous campaigner and will be there for a long time in texas. i think you will basically earned his spurs by taking on this fight and and a lot of esteem. i have known chuck hegel well. he is a friend of mine. lou: ted crews just got...
WHUT (Howard University Television)
133
133
Jan 10, 2013
01/13
by
WHUT
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 0
just not in conditions to be president. >> the election he one by 11 points against -- it originally looked like it would be much tighter race. he did appoint a vice president, nicholas marudo. will he be the effective president until he returns? >> not absolutely clear. there is another man, the president of the national assembly. there are certain scenarios when the -- where the president of the national assembly could take over. but i think maduro has been anointed as the successor. if chavez was ill -- or could not return, was dying, then chavez would resign and maduro would face elections with a 30 days. >> it could not just be a handover of power. >> he would have to go to the polls. >> is there a script, of the moment -- rift between these two men? are they looking for a different trajectory in terms of the revolution? >> i think basically they get on perfectly well together. you could detect slightly different emphases of the two men. cabello comes from the military, maduro used to be a trade union leader. different backgrounds. but there is no indication that there is much o
just not in conditions to be president. >> the election he one by 11 points against -- it originally looked like it would be much tighter race. he did appoint a vice president, nicholas marudo. will he be the effective president until he returns? >> not absolutely clear. there is another man, the president of the national assembly. there are certain scenarios when the -- where the president of the national assembly could take over. but i think maduro has been anointed as the...
121
121
Jan 12, 2013
01/13
by
KQED
tv
eye 121
favorite 0
quote 0
geithner was part of the rescue at the new york fed before obama was elected and afterwards. if they've been selling shares of insurance company, i.g., dodd-frank has been passed. this is moving solidly on the fiscal thing and i think the third thing is that jack lew really is a creature of washington. ironically, he worked at a bank, he worked at city city bank. timothy geithner never did. although everybody in the country thinks he once did but i think jack lew is known as somebody, as a tough negotiator, he worked for tip o'neill, he has the confidence of the liberal democrats in congress who are needed so it shows the president's adversary will be in the beltway, in congress. gwen: he's a creature of washington, he commutes home every week. >> he mentioned queens. when he became the director of the office of management and budget, he replaced peter orszag. he took down the portrait of alexander hamilton who orszag had hanging in his office and replaced it with w.p.a. posters from new york city. >> you're talking about what a tough negotiator he can be and obviously that's
geithner was part of the rescue at the new york fed before obama was elected and afterwards. if they've been selling shares of insurance company, i.g., dodd-frank has been passed. this is moving solidly on the fiscal thing and i think the third thing is that jack lew really is a creature of washington. ironically, he worked at a bank, he worked at city city bank. timothy geithner never did. although everybody in the country thinks he once did but i think jack lew is known as somebody, as a...
1,024
1.0K
Jan 9, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 1,024
favorite 0
quote 0
and congratulations on your re-election. >> thank you. >> congressman, governor scott has repeatedly turned down the offer of federal funds that would allow parents to care for their children at home. in the interest of transparency, we cared for my own disabled brother at home until he died. but florida has planned structured and administered a system of care that has led to the unnecessary separation and isolation of hundreds of children in nursing facilities. congressman, what kind of person is it that chooses to target the most defenseless and weakest members of our society? >> a sick, cruel, sadistic person who happened to be elected governor despite the fact that he committed the largest fraud against medicare in our history. i have to tell you that sometimes the judgment of the voters is almost inexplicable. we've taken somebody who has an appalling record, a callousness to him that's manifested, dishonesty that's manifest and we made him governor of the third largest state in the country. the results is shocking. you say maybe tony sparano could have done worse. maybe not. it
and congratulations on your re-election. >> thank you. >> congressman, governor scott has repeatedly turned down the offer of federal funds that would allow parents to care for their children at home. in the interest of transparency, we cared for my own disabled brother at home until he died. but florida has planned structured and administered a system of care that has led to the unnecessary separation and isolation of hundreds of children in nursing facilities. congressman, what...
185
185
Jan 12, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 185
favorite 0
quote 0
he won the election, shouldn't he get those choices? >> well, perhaps, except that his world view includes, i'm convinced, the idea that spending on defense has got to fall and that that money has to be reprogrammed into domestic spending. the defense budget is 600 billion dollars more or less and post war, 5% of gdp and conservatives argue it should now be about 4% of gdp. i think that chuck hagel's job is to start pushing that number downward and that's because barack obama wants it to fall after iraq, after afghanistan and then the democrats want for 25 years to spend that money on domestic education and energy. >> and of course the europeans discover you can only take so much money from defense and put it into the entitlement. >> they believe that. >> and eventually you end up bankrupt and defenseless. the europeans can afford that because they have the americans behind them. who do we have behind us? >> right, but here is the question that i have politically, the president knows because this was floated and you've written two criti
he won the election, shouldn't he get those choices? >> well, perhaps, except that his world view includes, i'm convinced, the idea that spending on defense has got to fall and that that money has to be reprogrammed into domestic spending. the defense budget is 600 billion dollars more or less and post war, 5% of gdp and conservatives argue it should now be about 4% of gdp. i think that chuck hagel's job is to start pushing that number downward and that's because barack obama wants it to...
138
138
Jan 15, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 138
favorite 0
quote 0
we don't need a distraction on the senate race that is not even in the election year. i'm focusing on my job, and due diligence for the future. right now i have to serve the residents, that is really the pressing issue. >> so you will make for frank lautenberg to make a decision before you make your final decision on running. >> i imagine me, frank lautenbe lautenberg, a number of great democrats that will run for senator, will do what we should be doing, supporting senator lautenberg and senator menendez, and fighting hard to support the legislature and elect a new governor. all of that takes place between now and november. >> so this chair is available to you as soon as you can say my intention has now become absolutely definite, and i'm running for senator. >> no, i appreciate that. but really, senator lautenberg has been my senator for a very long time. and a guy that has fought really good fights. this is a guy that has fought and scored victories for the country. in fact, the airplane you flew on, he is the one that passed legislation saying you can't light up an
we don't need a distraction on the senate race that is not even in the election year. i'm focusing on my job, and due diligence for the future. right now i have to serve the residents, that is really the pressing issue. >> so you will make for frank lautenberg to make a decision before you make your final decision on running. >> i imagine me, frank lautenbe lautenberg, a number of great democrats that will run for senator, will do what we should be doing, supporting senator...
91
91
Jan 7, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 91
favorite 0
quote 0
we came off an election where we didn't do well. and so all the sudden there's some in our party saying, well, the democrats did well. i guess maybe we should start acting a little bit more like the democrats and we'll win the next election. truth of the matter is i think most in our party think that's a mistake. that we need two parties, but we need one who believes in smaller government, more freedom and giving people more opportunity. we just need to do a much better job messaging out there. but for us just to start acting like democrats, i think, is a huge problem. >> well, senator lincoln, a part of it obviously always is with the political ramifications in mind of any decision. former pennsylvania governor ed rendell was on cnbc this morning. here's what he had to say. >> we need people on both sides of the aisle to be willing to accept flak. we're not going to get this done without taking a lot of grief from a lot of different interest groups. >> how do you do that? how do you say i'm going to move forward. i'm not going to w
we came off an election where we didn't do well. and so all the sudden there's some in our party saying, well, the democrats did well. i guess maybe we should start acting a little bit more like the democrats and we'll win the next election. truth of the matter is i think most in our party think that's a mistake. that we need two parties, but we need one who believes in smaller government, more freedom and giving people more opportunity. we just need to do a much better job messaging out there....
112
112
Jan 12, 2013
01/13
by
KQED
tv
eye 112
favorite 0
quote 0
concern that the election schedule for 2014 might end up like the elections in 200 the when there was a good deal of fraud. as you might recall. then i was very pleased to see the comments on women, the emphasis on gender equality. and also immunity for our troops. president karzai, i thought, basically accepted that axiom which we followed throughout the world. >> brown: let me ask said jawad what did president karzai come mere most wanting. what is most important to him in the government right now? >> a couple of things. first and foremost was the equipment, the national afghan security forces are seizing. president karzai is asking for long-range artillery, transport capability for at afghan security forces. >> brown: he wants more equipment. >> he wanted actually the americans to get out of what he called afghan villages and also he wanted to have a clarification on the issue of reconciliation. there is a different channel of reconciliation taking place. and during those meetings both afghanistan and united states agreed to support mover a u.s. lead air force which is based out of
concern that the election schedule for 2014 might end up like the elections in 200 the when there was a good deal of fraud. as you might recall. then i was very pleased to see the comments on women, the emphasis on gender equality. and also immunity for our troops. president karzai, i thought, basically accepted that axiom which we followed throughout the world. >> brown: let me ask said jawad what did president karzai come mere most wanting. what is most important to him in the...
209
209
Jan 8, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 209
favorite 0
quote 0
do you expect in a second term now elected and safe obama might get some more opposition from the left, from democrats? i'm thinking maybe on drones or extra judicial killing or some of the things that maybe some liberals had been quieter on waiting for obama to get re-elected? >> i think that's definitely a big issue. you know, looking at the picks that the president announced yesterday for national security team, i think what you are seeing is obama administration sort of trying to reshape how they think about things and drawing down the war in iraq, u.s. troop presence there, i got off a white house conference call. you're looking at now a pentagon and a white house that's sort of thinking about conflict s differently. using drones and lethal force in that way rather than full scale war, escalating in a country and a war and that will continue the criticism that the white house is secretive about the drone program. they don't talk about it and almost don't acknowledge it and clear that the president is committed to this and an issue from the left. >> david, as s.e. said, i think the
do you expect in a second term now elected and safe obama might get some more opposition from the left, from democrats? i'm thinking maybe on drones or extra judicial killing or some of the things that maybe some liberals had been quieter on waiting for obama to get re-elected? >> i think that's definitely a big issue. you know, looking at the picks that the president announced yesterday for national security team, i think what you are seeing is obama administration sort of trying to...
182
182
Jan 9, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 182
favorite 0
quote 0
there would have to be a special election. but then, john kerry didn't resign his senate seat, because 60 thousand people, or maybe we just should call them 60,000 recorded votes went the wrong way in 2004. and then the democrats were stuck with this law when ted kennedy got sick, very sick. when senator kennedy slipped into his final days in the senate, the massachusetts legislature rewrote the law again, because now they had a democratic governor. they thought it would look wicked bad if they just switched back to the way it was so they kept the special election. but they allowed the governor to appoint a temporary successor to senator kennedy's seat to fill the time it would take to have a special election. they actually figured that the governor would appoint someone who would then run for election and have the advantage of being an incumbent. but in fact that gave us the brief and honorable service of paul kirk, a former chairman of the national democratic party and a friend of kennedy. who was supposed to pass a key vote
there would have to be a special election. but then, john kerry didn't resign his senate seat, because 60 thousand people, or maybe we just should call them 60,000 recorded votes went the wrong way in 2004. and then the democrats were stuck with this law when ted kennedy got sick, very sick. when senator kennedy slipped into his final days in the senate, the massachusetts legislature rewrote the law again, because now they had a democratic governor. they thought it would look wicked bad if they...
40
40
Jan 10, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 40
favorite 0
quote 0
since the election there has been newtown. and the way they have responded to newtown has been widely derided, even by the political right as just nuts, as ridiculous. "nra loon in bizarre rant over newtown." that was "the new york post," which is not to be confused with something like "mother jones." that's the right. wayne lapierre proposing more guns in school as a solution to gun violence. saying guns are not the problem, hollywood is the problem. hollywood glorifying gun violence, that's the real problem, america. and at the same time that wayne lapierre was blaming hollywood glorifying gun violence for violence in this country, the national rifle association at its headquarters, at its national firearms museum was reupping its exhibit to show how much the nra loves hollywood guns. this is the kind of behavior that might pass muster for some sort of club that exists simply to comfort and entertain its own members in private. this is not the behavior of a political group that expects to be taken seriously in politics, expe
since the election there has been newtown. and the way they have responded to newtown has been widely derided, even by the political right as just nuts, as ridiculous. "nra loon in bizarre rant over newtown." that was "the new york post," which is not to be confused with something like "mother jones." that's the right. wayne lapierre proposing more guns in school as a solution to gun violence. saying guns are not the problem, hollywood is the problem. hollywood...
215
215
Jan 11, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 215
favorite 0
quote 0
we also discussed the issue of election in afghanistan and the importance of election for the afghan people and with the hope that we will be conducting a free and fair election in afghanistan where our friends and the international community in particular the united states will be assisting in conducting those elections. of course, where afghanistan will have the right environment for conducting elections without interference and without -- and due concern in that regard for the afghan people. we also discussed in a bit of detail and in the environment that we have all aspects of the bilateral security agreement between afghanistan and the united states and i informed the president that the afghan people already in the -- that we called for, the strategic partnership agreement between the united states have given their approval to the relationship and it is good for afghanistan. so that conflicts the bilateral security agreement as one that afghan people approve and i'm sure we will conduct it in detail where both the interests of the united states and the interests of afghanistan w
we also discussed the issue of election in afghanistan and the importance of election for the afghan people and with the hope that we will be conducting a free and fair election in afghanistan where our friends and the international community in particular the united states will be assisting in conducting those elections. of course, where afghanistan will have the right environment for conducting elections without interference and without -- and due concern in that regard for the afghan people....
157
157
Jan 8, 2013
01/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 157
favorite 0
quote 0
he was first elected in 2009. we will give you a chance to see his address work again this evening at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. all this week beginning at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2, we're featuring interviews from 2012. this afternoon is robert caro is testing his new book "passage of power" about lyndon johnson. >> i think that collectivization of the minds of america's founding fathers is particularly dangerous because, as i say so often in the book, they were not a collective. presenting them as such tends to dramatically oversimplify the politics of the founding generation. then it comes to be used it comes to be used as a battering ram to beat over the head with. >> michael austin, and what he cause deep flaws by conservative commentators. he shares his view on booktv, sunday at 9:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. the associated press is reporting that ago's chairman is -- google's executive chairman is looking at how chinese students use -- north korea's bob stevens use the internet. he was featured last m
he was first elected in 2009. we will give you a chance to see his address work again this evening at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. all this week beginning at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2, we're featuring interviews from 2012. this afternoon is robert caro is testing his new book "passage of power" about lyndon johnson. >> i think that collectivization of the minds of america's founding fathers is particularly dangerous because, as i say so often in the book, they were not a...
89
89
Jan 9, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
elections, consequences. tada! >>> best new thing in the world today, the 2012 presidential election was famously tough on pollsters, but the democratic leaning firm, public policy polling did better than most, correctly predicting the presidential outcome in all the states. they are accurate, we know that from experience, but the other thing to know about ppp is that they're the only sound political polling firm in the country are the regularly out loud funny. they once asked people in pennsylvania, do you have enough santorum in your life or not? they asked michigan people, do you think the trees are high enough here in michigan? after the last election, they asked, do you think that barack obama legitimately won the election this year, or do you think that acorn stole it for him? 49% said that acorn stole it for them. acorn that doesn't exist anymore. they asked for rating for all the u.s. presidents, including the ones that nobody who is not on jeopardy remembers. millord fillmore, topping out. in july 2011, th
elections, consequences. tada! >>> best new thing in the world today, the 2012 presidential election was famously tough on pollsters, but the democratic leaning firm, public policy polling did better than most, correctly predicting the presidential outcome in all the states. they are accurate, we know that from experience, but the other thing to know about ppp is that they're the only sound political polling firm in the country are the regularly out loud funny. they once asked people...
212
212
Jan 7, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 212
favorite 0
quote 0
they're not worried about their general election. they're worried about primary battles and increasingly, too. they're concerned with having a national tea party activist base where they can fund raise from. we see people like the representative fund raising off the fact that boehner and the establishment republicans are against him and he's a thorn in their side. >> dana, when you look at the tea party's record unpopularity, it's broke records now. 49% have unfavorable view. 56% have become less influential over the last year. as they sink in popularity, what happens to the gop? do you start seeing defections in the northeastern republican? will there be some awakening in the southern stronghold of the republicans right? i mean, how is this going to work itself out. >> well, it looks, reverend, as if it's going to get worse before it's going to get any better. this was the source of the revival of the republican party as in making the south solidly republican. bup now we're seeing the consequences to this. and that is that the north
they're not worried about their general election. they're worried about primary battles and increasingly, too. they're concerned with having a national tea party activist base where they can fund raise from. we see people like the representative fund raising off the fact that boehner and the establishment republicans are against him and he's a thorn in their side. >> dana, when you look at the tea party's record unpopularity, it's broke records now. 49% have unfavorable view. 56% have...
152
152
Jan 13, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 152
favorite 0
quote 0
he has been re-elected. not many presidents in history are two term presidents and he can be a successful president if he does something great. the great thing he could do for a liberal democrat, is save the social safety net from financial collapse. he had the chance to do it and he still has a chance. >> others would have brought some imagination. the opposite of reagan. >> gentleman, hang in here we will come back to new a second. outgoing secretary of state, hillary clinton, may not have a clear road to the white house if she runs for president in 2016 with a brand new poll showing one republican may pose a formidable challenge. we will tell you who it is coming up. stick an. aspirin, really? i haven't thought about aspirin for years. aspirin wouldn't really help my headache, i don't think. aspirin is just old school. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it
he has been re-elected. not many presidents in history are two term presidents and he can be a successful president if he does something great. the great thing he could do for a liberal democrat, is save the social safety net from financial collapse. he had the chance to do it and he still has a chance. >> others would have brought some imagination. the opposite of reagan. >> gentleman, hang in here we will come back to new a second. outgoing secretary of state, hillary clinton, may...
123
123
Jan 10, 2013
01/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
it's an obligationed based on the nature of the electorate that re-elected barack obama. i think that's job one. >> john: well, latino voters put this president in office twice and he promised repeatedly that it would be top of his agenda. do you think he'll follow through with his promise and push through legislation this month and what kind of reform he'll consider since he has made the dream act law already. >> i think he'll formalize that and put in place the mechanism by which the dream act is a stepping stone to comprehensive reform. pardon me. >> john: go ahead, please. >> whether or not he has time much more than that, i don't know. but once he gets a system in place, and it's operating and you know, thousands and thousands of people come out of the shadows, it will be very hard caring what happened last fall to roll anything back. >> john: let me ask you about his nominees. they'll throw as much mud at chuck hagel for the unspeakable crime of being of the about the iraq war, do you think they'll slow down the process trying to bog it down or will they see john ke
it's an obligationed based on the nature of the electorate that re-elected barack obama. i think that's job one. >> john: well, latino voters put this president in office twice and he promised repeatedly that it would be top of his agenda. do you think he'll follow through with his promise and push through legislation this month and what kind of reform he'll consider since he has made the dream act law already. >> i think he'll formalize that and put in place the mechanism by which...
156
156
Jan 10, 2013
01/13
by
CNBC
tv
eye 156
favorite 0
quote 0
the people you elect to go to washington to do a job can't do their job. they're going to make new rules. within -- i think it erodes confidence in our government. it's such a ridiculous idea. >> the other thing, karen, i think you're absolutely right and the important point to recall, we got downgraded by s&p not because we didn't raise the debt ceiling, we did, it's because of the lack of seriousness in tackling the problems, and $1 trillion coin, i think exhibits the ultimate lack of seriousness. >> this administration gets people's attention in the wrong ways through class warfare. and many will think if this is possible, we ought to do these sort of things. >> you know, you can't -- by the way, i could spend time in the weeds telling you why legally you can't do this. why the federal reserve does not buy assets from the mint. the mint prints dollar bills to replace old dollar bills. that's all they do. and the mint can create coins for the treasury department. and by the way, none of this stuff is legal tender. >> and it's never going to happen anyway
the people you elect to go to washington to do a job can't do their job. they're going to make new rules. within -- i think it erodes confidence in our government. it's such a ridiculous idea. >> the other thing, karen, i think you're absolutely right and the important point to recall, we got downgraded by s&p not because we didn't raise the debt ceiling, we did, it's because of the lack of seriousness in tackling the problems, and $1 trillion coin, i think exhibits the ultimate lack...
115
115
Jan 9, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
after the last election, they asked, do you think that barack obama legitimately won the election this year, or do you think that acorn stole it for him? 49% said that acorn stole it for them. acorn that doesn't exist anymore. they asked for rating for all the u.s. presidents, including the ones that nobody who is not on jeopardy remembers. millordfillmore, topping out. in july 2011, the ppp national poll turned from questions about congress to this "if god exists, do you approve or disapprove of its performance"? turns out god's approval rating
after the last election, they asked, do you think that barack obama legitimately won the election this year, or do you think that acorn stole it for him? 49% said that acorn stole it for them. acorn that doesn't exist anymore. they asked for rating for all the u.s. presidents, including the ones that nobody who is not on jeopardy remembers. millordfillmore, topping out. in july 2011, the ppp national poll turned from questions about congress to this "if god exists, do you approve or...
144
144
Jan 11, 2013
01/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 144
favorite 0
quote 0
the election. because i'm sorry, when i heard that sean hannity was open to immigration reform, i wasn't sure if i was on that episode of "seinfeld" where everything was in bizarro world. we've crossed over into a new america. immigration reform is no long arrest pipe dream. it's likely going to happen because mainly latinos will determine the future of the electorate. governor jeb bush who was talking about my home state of texas and said it was possible that texas could go blue. jeb bush said it was possible if the republicans don't engage on the issue of immigration reform and evolve. i really think there is a chance of getting it done. look he fired a warning shot a couple of days ago with this waiver to the department of homeland security if you guys won't work with me, i'll work around you right? for those of you who don't know those undocumented immigrants who have a spouse, a child, a parent who is an american citizen don't have to go back to their home country and start the process over wh
the election. because i'm sorry, when i heard that sean hannity was open to immigration reform, i wasn't sure if i was on that episode of "seinfeld" where everything was in bizarro world. we've crossed over into a new america. immigration reform is no long arrest pipe dream. it's likely going to happen because mainly latinos will determine the future of the electorate. governor jeb bush who was talking about my home state of texas and said it was possible that texas could go blue. jeb...
227
227
Jan 12, 2013
01/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 227
favorite 0
quote 1
but they elect us to lead, my friends. we will. they elect us to perform and we will. we have proven that we can lead. we have proven that we can perform. we know that with these challenges at hand that is exactly what we must now do. we have daunting challenges. no doubt. but these challenges also pose exciting opportunities. yes, it is hard to reform education. i know the politics of it. i know the problems, i know the issues. but, can you imagine how smart this state would be when we actually educate all our children to the best of the god given potential. whenever black child and every white child and every urban child is educated to their full potential. i know helping the economy is hard. i know it has been decades of decline. can you imagine how successful our economy is going to be when that upstate economic engine is running at full speed and all of our cities are at full gain. i know women is have been treated unfairly for a long time. it know it is cultural. i know it is historic. i know it is difficult. can you imagine what this society could achieve when o
but they elect us to lead, my friends. we will. they elect us to perform and we will. we have proven that we can lead. we have proven that we can perform. we know that with these challenges at hand that is exactly what we must now do. we have daunting challenges. no doubt. but these challenges also pose exciting opportunities. yes, it is hard to reform education. i know the politics of it. i know the problems, i know the issues. but, can you imagine how smart this state would be when we...
71
71
Jan 7, 2013
01/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 71
favorite 0
quote 0
elections. i mean, there's a whole class of the american electorate somewhere approaching a third of registered voters who really only show up for presidential elections because they are the elections that people see as mattering. and i think what we're seeing at least in these cycles is a level of engagement in these groups that's been very persistent. i mean, i have to say that in the analysis we did preelection, i would not have expected the turnout levels among young voters and latino voters to be as high as it was four years ago. um, the fact that it was to me suggests something more fundamental is going on than just a kind of personal loyalty there. but i think we won't know until we see it, you know? i think this is one of the things that we'll all be kind of struggling with going into 2016 as to whether the fundamentals we see now are the new world or just a passing, passing pattern. >> michael, on behalf of the faculty, students, staff of taubman center, thank you so much for a fascinat
elections. i mean, there's a whole class of the american electorate somewhere approaching a third of registered voters who really only show up for presidential elections because they are the elections that people see as mattering. and i think what we're seeing at least in these cycles is a level of engagement in these groups that's been very persistent. i mean, i have to say that in the analysis we did preelection, i would not have expected the turnout levels among young voters and latino...
133
133
Jan 11, 2013
01/13
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 0
they're quite happy no one got elected to this year's class. associated press speaking with several long-time members including goose and dennis eckersley who says there's no room for anyone in the hall linked to steroids. they were happy with the bold statement sent by the baseball writers by not electing sammy sosa, barry bonds and roger clemens into the hall. >> bill: big statement there. >> and there is a new alcohol study out on tipping. just how much you give your bartender depends on what you drink. restaurant is reporting bourbon and blended whiskey drinkers are the most generous tippers in bars leaving at least 22% tip on average on their tab while scotch rum and cordial drinkers are the stingiest always tipping less than 20%. >> bill: scotch is the cheapest. >> interesting to note the scotch drinkers usually end up with the largest tab because if they're drinking single malts those tend to be more expensive but then they don't leave as much of a tip. >> bill: i wonder what -- between how much you drink and how much -- >> the drunker y
they're quite happy no one got elected to this year's class. associated press speaking with several long-time members including goose and dennis eckersley who says there's no room for anyone in the hall linked to steroids. they were happy with the bold statement sent by the baseball writers by not electing sammy sosa, barry bonds and roger clemens into the hall. >> bill: big statement there. >> and there is a new alcohol study out on tipping. just how much you give your bartender...
209
209
Jan 8, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 209
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> as part of this, the israelis, they are in the middle of an election season so there is that. but they are constructing or netanyahu says they are going to construct a fence along the syrian border. >> yeah, remember israel has a northeastern border with syria. along the area known as the go alan heights. prime minister netanyahu says he is very concerned about the number of radical islamists said to be fighting in syria and chances for them obviously to infiltrate israeli territory from that northeastern border. he says they will build a fence. turkey, of course, north of syria, also has great concerns about violent spillover. patriot missiles given to the turks by nato are beginning to arrive there along with troops and other equipment from other nato countries and the united states. so, great concerns still, shep, among all the countries in the region that this could become a regional conflict. >> concerns all over the place. jonathan hunt, thank you. the pakistani man accused to bomb the new york subway system made a court appearance in brooklyn. british officials extradit
. >> as part of this, the israelis, they are in the middle of an election season so there is that. but they are constructing or netanyahu says they are going to construct a fence along the syrian border. >> yeah, remember israel has a northeastern border with syria. along the area known as the go alan heights. prime minister netanyahu says he is very concerned about the number of radical islamists said to be fighting in syria and chances for them obviously to infiltrate israeli...
12
12
tv
eye 12
favorite 0
quote 0
i would have voted for legalization in both elections like i say i think the damage that we're currently inflicting on young people in the it's this country the damage that's going on in latin america that i don't think that i think kevin is absolutely right this is the beginning of a conversation i very much hope that the united states will look at its drug war overseas and open up that conversation with the latin americans in a very serious way to look at the current policy and the alternatives ok i would have voted for legalization ok how do you react to that kevin because i mean the war on drugs as people call it do you think it's a success i mean we go through a lot of the issues related. oh you don't know who use that right right yeah the only people that use the term war on drugs are not the government anymore frankly it's people who want to use that as a rhetorical tool to advance legalization it's not a good analogy we don't have a war on our own people the issue is legalizing marijuana in a few states frankly even if you did it in the united states is not going to stop the crim
i would have voted for legalization in both elections like i say i think the damage that we're currently inflicting on young people in the it's this country the damage that's going on in latin america that i don't think that i think kevin is absolutely right this is the beginning of a conversation i very much hope that the united states will look at its drug war overseas and open up that conversation with the latin americans in a very serious way to look at the current policy and the...